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Originally Posted by PhantomOnTour
I'm not saying he can't, but I'll be betting against him.
Historically, deep closing Derby winners come up short in Baltimore...
Orb - Street Sense - Giacomo - Mine That Bird - Monarchos
...and I'm sure there are others.
Two Phil's ran the kind of race that wins the Preakness.
New horses will add to the puzzle so I'm not committed to Phil, but I won't play the Derby winner on top.
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God do I hope everyone thinks like you. Mage is not a true closer, he can easily be on the lead if the fractions are slow. He is going to keep getting better and better. His turn of foot reminds me of Sunday Silence! That move in the Florida Derby into fast fractions was something you rarely see. I can't believe more didn't pick up on it. Mage is much faster early than Two Phils, he just needs a decent break in the Preakness and it is on to the Belmont with a Triple Crown on the line.
